Senior Manager, Intelligence & Advocacy

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Lead the teams focused on Fraud Intelligence and Global Trust Advocacy.

• Oversee the Fraud Intelligence manager and three regional leads for Global Trust Advocacy across APAC, EMEA, and LATAM.

• Establish the strategy and operational cadence for the Intelligence & Advocacy team.

• Represent the Intelligence & Advocacy function on the FSI leadership team and report directly to the Director of Fraud and Safety Investigations.

• Cultivate strategic relationships with regional General Managers, Country Managers, and local leadership.

• Direct the proactive identification, analysis, and disruption of emerging fraud threats.

• Supervise anomaly detection, fraud network analysis, threat actor analysis, real-time mitigations, and leadership reporting.

• Collaborate with Trust Engineering, Data Science, and Product teams on automated detection rules, platform defenses, and policy updates.

• Handle regional compliance and advocacy within local legal, regulatory, and cultural contexts.

• Ensure that global playbooks, product launches, and policies are effectively adapted for local markets.

• Lead stakeholder engagement with Country Managers, regional business leaders, Legal, Public Policy, and Supply teams.

• Convert regional risk signals into intelligence briefs for planning, product roadmaps, and prioritization.

• Convey fraud intelligence and regional compliance considerations to executive and senior leadership audiences.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 12 years of experience in trust and safety, fraud intelligence, risk operations, or a related area.

• At least 5 years of experience in team management, including managing other managers.

• Proven experience in fraud intelligence, risk strategy, or threat analysis.

• In-depth knowledge of regional and international trust and safety dynamics.

• Experience navigating local legal requirements, regulatory frameworks, and cultural differences across various markets.

• Strong skills in cross-functional influence.

• Analytical capability, including the ability to interpret large data sets and ambiguous signals.

• Effective and direct communication skills, with the ability to present regional risk assessments to executive audiences.

• Experience working in a global, distributed team environment.

• Knowledge of fraud detection tools, rules engines, or intelligence platforms is highly desirable.

• Residency in a state where Airbnb, Inc. has a registered entity is required.

🏝️ Benefits

• Eligibility for bonuses.

• Opportunity for equity participation.

• Comprehensive benefits package.

• Employee Travel Credits.

• Eligibility for remote work.

• Occasional office work or attendance at offsite events, as agreed upon with the manager.

• Reasonable accommodations provided throughout the recruitment process.